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Some of it is because it violates our precepts of a an egalitarian society, and also because our military tradition really isn't as old nor as firmly based on someone else's already established military.
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That's very true.... you will still find some of the hold-overs from the old British class system in the Canadian military. However it varies greatly from unit to unit; and I found that it is most visible in the reserve units.
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BuT Rob, often tight cultures like that are evn more likely to try and gloss over the mistakes of one of their own if possible. Especially if the mistake was not deliberately malicious.
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Also very true, I saw many cases of mistakes being swept under the rug. However you can only hide so much when the microscope is on an issue. Each Regiment has its own version of the military police, the Regimental Police. These guys are responsible for handling internal discipline and policing of the regiment. However when it comes to court martials the MPs are called in and an special inquiry is called (been there done that).